Outgoing chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Chancellor-designate Carol Christ announced the creation of two positions to replace the role of Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, in an email sent to campus Wednesday.Read More…

$7 million, 2 Title IX investigations and a damaged women’s field hockey program

In 2013, the UC Berkeley field hockey team was kicked off its longtime home, Maxwell Family Field, by Cal Athletics. Today, the team plays at Underhill Field, a converted recreational field lacking permanent bathrooms, storage, stands or a press platform.Read More…

Over half of the chancellor’s cabinet has announced their resignations since April 2015

Over half of the chancellor’s cabinet has announced their resignations in the past 19 months, including all but one of the campus’s vice chancellors and vice provosts, casting doubt on UC Berkeley’s reputation and ability to govern itself effectively.Read More…

An emailed statement from Lalanne at the time of his resignation shows that administrators’ move to eliminate the vice chancellorship prompted Lalanne’s resignation — not the other way around.Read More…

Despite several major campus leadership position not yet permanently filled, Chancellor Nicholas Dirks announced in a campuswide email Monday that the administration will not begin filling in these positions — those decisions will be left up to his successor.Read More…

Dirks arrived on campus in 2013 and has since faced several high-profile controversies

Dirks began his tenure in 2013 and has since faced several high-profile controversies during his time as chancellor, including reactions to his handling of recent campus sexual misconduct cases and the campus’s cost-cutting efforts in light of its persistent budget deficit.Read More…

Chancellor Nicholas Dirks announced Jan. 12 that John Wilton, campus vice chancellor for administration and finance, will step down from his position at the end of February to return to work in the field of investment management and finance.Read More…

The game that had many soccer fans in the Berkeley area in a fervor has been moved from its original site, Kabam Field at Memorial Stadium. Instead, the game — which features Manchester United, one of the world’s most popular soccer teams taking on MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes — willRead More…